Re: Life is but a melancholy flower

"Edgar De Blieck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> "des" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > "Edgar De Blieck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote i
> > > No. I mean try and achieve the same humorous effect with different
> lyrics.
> >
> > You mean the same humorous effect as
> > "Life is but a melancholy flower"/"Life is but a melon cauliflower"?
> >
> > Maybe most posters aren't familiar with the gag, I wouldn't be if
> > I hadn't read a particular mediocre novel some years ago.
> 
> Indeeeeed. But the gag does work, as I can testify from my own recent
> experience of singing it along with a roomful of people, who laughed at the
> "surprise" ending (life is but a melon / cauliflower). It was a European
> night at the church, which ended with the community singing of songs with a
> European theme, amongst which were Alouette, Tulips from Amsterdam and Frere
> Jacques. When we sang the "life is but a" version, everyone managed to get
> the lyrics to fit, and nobody took the trouble to count the syllables.
> 
> EDEB.
> 
> PS - surely someone has an effect similar?

All I remember from my youth was the infinitely immature, 
and deliberately crude:


A sol-, a sol-, a soldier I will be,
Two pis-, two pis-, two pistols on my knee.
For cu-, for cu-, for curiosity,
I'll fight for the old count-, 
Fight for the old count-, 
Fight for the old country.


Most amusing aged 10, I can assure you.

Phil
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